Benjamin E. Long MBA
Services
Experience
Experience
VF
Vested Futures
GTM/Partnerships
Nov 2024 - Present
Leading SaaS Start-Up Ecosystem for ESG/Climate Tech.
Facilitate partnerships across the supply side for the Vendor marketplace and develop ecosystem opportunities for Investment Banks, Real Estate Firms, and Climate tech companies.
• Co-Developed Capital Sourcing GTM to enable funders (VCs/OCIO/UHNW/Angel Syndicates) to match with climate companies for direct deal flow.
• Increased the company's vendor share by 15% by developing a new GTM strategy.
• Improved company-wide sales processes, resulting in a 20% increase in process efficiency.
• Partnered cross-functionally to build and operationalize sales enablement frameworks supporting GTM execution across institutional channels.
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ZeroCircle
GTM/Partnerships
Feb 2024 - Aug 2024
Leading SaaS Start-Up For Scope 3 Carbon Accounting and Green Loan Marketplaces.
• Partnered with co-founders to design and execute go-to-market strategy for a digital green loan marketplace serving suppliers of Fortune 500.
• Led enablement initiatives that connected ZeroCircle's climate risk platform with financial institutions and corporate customers.
• Generated 3M in commercial pipeline by developing strategic partnerships with BBVA, Barclays, Citigroup, and other institutional finance players.
• Supported sales execution by aligning product positioning and capital deployment strategies with investor and lender priorities.
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ISS Corporate Solutions
VP Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds
Mar 2022 - May 2023
Leading SaaS provider of corporate governance/ESG data.
Led development and go-to-market strategy of US Second Party Opinion product offering.
• Spearheaded revamp of municipal bond product and client roll-out.
• Broadened reach from 5 to 15 of the top investment banks.
• Worked with high-profile clients including Intel, Pepsi, Archea Energy, Starwood Property Trust, Dow Chemical and Preston Hollow Community Capital.
• Contributed to the development of product positioning, new marketing materials, thought leadership pieces, webinar content, and sales campaign management.
• Developed and delivered sales enablement training for BDR and AM teams tied to GTM rollout of ESG SPO product. Led HubSpot-driven campaign management process, aligning sales outreach with product positioning and performance KPIs.
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Intrado (Formerly Nasdaq Corporate Solutions)
Enterprise Account Manager
Mar 2017 - Aug 2021
SaaS strategic communications provider for S&P 500 and large corporates.
Partnered with internal marketing, sales ops, and account teams to revamp client outreach playbooks using SalesLoft; improved engagement and cross-sell visibility across 80+ enterprise accounts: Prudential Financial, CBRE, SAP, McCormick & Co, T. Rowe Price, and J&J.
• 2020 Account Manager Team of the Year. Closed $3.8M for year-end. Hit 106% of quota. Achieved 35% YoY growth.
• 2019 Account Manager Team of the Year. Closed $2.8M for year-end. Achieved 94% of target. Achieved 10% YoY growth.
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InsightSquared
Account Executive
Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
Leading SaaS business intelligence tool for revenue metrics.
Delivered sales intelligence and won/loss analytics to help CROs refine pricing strategy and improve pipeline efficiency.
• Presented and sold sales performance analytics to Chief Revenue Officers.
• Created a client profile database utilized for outbound prospecting firm-wide. Shortened client
meeting acquisition timeline by 60%.
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Natixis Investment Management
Senior Investment Consultant - Independent/RIA Channel
Sep 2010 - Nov 2015
Global Top-30 asset manager with a Multi-Affiliate, Multi-Asset Class approach.
Hired by senior leadership to amplify sales strategies, unify sales processes across asset classes, and identify cross-selling opportunities.
• Accelerated territory sales from $450M to $900M as a member of the Mid-America East Team; trained sales team members in new sales processes.
• Secured $16M platform allocation from John Hancock Advisor Network by aligning client insights with multi-affiliate investment strategy — demonstrating ability to translate institutional needs into sales wins.
• Created and launched "Sales Central" platform that unified key information across marketing, pricing, and sales into one easily accessible resource.